Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-31
CITY POLITICS.
THE REPUBLICAN COUNCILNEN TO CAUCUS
AGAIN THIS EVENING,
As q Preliminary 70 TO-hOrUws Session Ct
The Municipal LsgSla-
tura

As was IN the hEdASlhh VI
Saturday morning, the Republican mem
bers of Council will again gather at the
Lincoln Club this evening to select can
didates for the city offices within the git
of the body to which they belong. The
offices TO be filed have been heretofore
published, and the Radical politicians
have eonned over the list until they know II
by heart. There will be some very lively
work done by the candidates to-day, in
order that they may have the members
well in hand for tonight. Ed. Dunaway
feels safe for Receiver, bat all the same,
he has done considerable buttOn-holing
since election day. George B. Caldwell,
William Erskine, W. j.. ". Cow
den and the late Captain Dove
ner are hustling for City Solicitor,
with the indication in favor of Mr.. Cald-
well. His election is probable, from a de-
sire BY his party friends to compensate him
for the loss of the Presidency of the Second
Branch. 1t was suggested to q Republi-
can last night that Mr.. Caldwells resig-
would open the way for the cleo
ton of Mr.. W. +. Peterson.
Not much" said the Republican; I'VE
have soured on William, and it will be a
cold day when he gets anything"
This is a little surprising, said the
reporter: what's wrong with W. FT'
''Oh, that's all right; Pm not giving
anything away, but sweet William will
get left if there is q vacancy, and don't
you forget it,"
This is sad, in these times of municipal
A place on the Board of Public Works
isn't worth much, looking at it from the
standpoint of the salary, but there are a
number of aspirants. The names of Henry
Sehmulbach, Robert Campbell, John West
wood, s. p. Hildreth, DIR. I. II. Logan and
several Others are mentioned in this cOnnec-
nectiOn. 1t Is understood that Joe Elson,
having captured the First Branch cl~erkship,
is looking for other worlds to conquer, and
hopes to be made clerk OF the Board IN adj
ditiOn. Inyiew OF the expressions ofhOrror
the part of the Republican party organ,
in times past, at one man holding half-a-
dozen offices, more or less, it would seem
strange if Joe would be allowed TO trans
form himself into the character of Pooh
Bah. However, when Reform steps in it
is hard to tell what will happen.
For City Collector, in addition to the
heretofore named, Mr.. 5. l..
Brice, of the Eighth ward, has been pro-
posed by his friends.
Jim Cowden has rivals for Clerk of the
Police Court in the persons OF Neil ThOmp-
son and Geo. NJ. Irvine, but James will
probably get there.
About twenty other candidates are
buzzing around for the remaining offices,
and 1t IS impossible To predict the result
before the caucus tonight. One thing Is
sure, however, and that il, that if to-
nights caucus does not give any better
than the one OF Friday night,
the voice Of the kicker will
be heard in the land. Two or
three Republican cOuncilmen, MessrS.
Tracy and Buchanan, for instance, have al
ready heard the low mutteringS OF Repub-
lican disgust, and there is ground for the
prediction that lively events may manifest
themselves within the next tOrty-eight
hours. Some ofthe better Republicans are
expressing their dissatisfaction Mt the DRIFT
of things in very vigorous language, eSpec-
tally ut the proposition to slate certain Of
ices 20 gentlemen who were defeated at the
polls last Thursday.
The joint special committee to select the
standing Committee OF the Council has
been appointed, and will meet at the City
Hall ut half-past two o'clock thiS after
% The Committee is composed of the
following gentlemen: His Honor Mayor
Seabright, President Gilleland, of the Sec
ond Branch, and MeSsrS. Myles, Terrell
and DObbins of the First Branch, and
MeSSrs. Caldwell, Jaeger and Miller Of the
Second Branch. The Committees will thus
be in readiness for announcement Mt to-
morrow evenings special meeting Of
Council.
Some of the Republican cOuncilmen, in
toXicated with the power accidently con-
ferred upon the party, have given 1t ont
that Chief Smiths list of deputies would
not be confirmed because they had worked
at the polls on election day. Republican
deputies of Captain Bennett did this thing
four years ago, and it has been the practice
for many years for officers to contribute in
any legitimate mi to the success Of
their Chief. The day men on duty last
Thursday did no e~lectioneering; the night
men were of duty, and could do us they
pleased in this regard. While on this
subject, it would seem proper to call at
tentiOn to some of the Republican iiremen,
who not only worked at the polls for Ben
nett on election day, but hustled around
after votes for IA week before the election,
in order that they might secure positions
on the force. Would such men have been
refused confirmation had Bennett been